Shloka 17
Ulūpī’s Disclosure and the Saṃjīvana-Maṇi: Arjuna’s Restoration (उलूपी-प्रकटनं संजीवनमणि-स्थापनं च)
पुत्रस्तस्य महाभाग मणिपूरेश्वरो युवा
putras tasya mahābhāga maṇipūreśvaro yuvā | mahābhāga nāgarāja! maṇipurasya navayuvā rājā babhruvāhanaḥ arjunasya putraḥ | sa yuddhabhūmau sthitvā svabāṇaiḥ yadā taṃ pṛthivyāṃ pātayiṣyati, tadā arjunaḥ asmākaṃ śāpāt mukto bhaviṣyati ||
阿周那说道：“噢，尊贵者，他的儿子乃是摩尼补罗（Maṇipura）的年轻君主。噢，伟大的那伽王！摩尼补罗的少主巴布鲁瓦诃那（Babhruvāhana）是阿周那之子。当他立于战场，以箭矢将阿周那击倒在地之时，阿周那便将从我们的诅咒中解脱。”
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how consequences (such as a curse) may be resolved through a destined, dharma-aligned event: a kṣatriya encounter in which even a revered hero must accept defeat when it serves a higher moral and narrative order.
Arjuna identifies the youthful ruler of Maṇipura, Babhruvāhana, as his own son and states that when Babhruvāhana brings Arjuna down in battle with his arrows, Arjuna will be freed from the curse afflicting him.